Data Explorer / Vi Bilagare
2018 Vi Studded Winter Tire Test
- Tested size
- 205/55 R16
- Tires tested
- 8
- Disciplines
- 9
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| ft ↓ | ft ↓ | ft ↓ | s ↓ | s ↓ | ft ↓ | s ↓ | s ↓ | kg/t ↓ | |||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 97.84 | 169 | 100.0 | 183 | 99.0 | 62 | 6.05 | 90.5 | 97.5 | 35 | 3.99 | 74.6 | 99.3 | 4.59 | 89.8 | |
StrengthsJoint best on ice, excellent traction and braking in the snow, very short braking distances in the dry and wet. ConsiderationsHigh noise level, highest fuel use. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry100 × 20% = 20 Wet98.96 × 35% = 34.64 Snow97.54 × 30% = 29.26 Ice99.35 × 5% = 4.97 Rolling Resistance89.76 × 10% = 8.98 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 96.80 | 176 | 96.3 | 190 | 95.2 | 60 | 5.79 | 92.0 | 99.3 | 35 | 3.97 | 73.5 | 99.7 | 4.36 | 94.5 | |
StrengthsJoint top on ice, quick steering reactions and a stable neutral balance allows excellent control in winter conditions. ConsiderationsRelatively long stopping distances in the dry and wet. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.34 × 20% = 19.27 Wet95.18 × 35% = 33.31 Snow99.26 × 30% = 29.78 Ice99.75 × 5% = 4.99 Rolling Resistance94.5 × 10% = 9.45 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 97.31 | 172 | 98.6 | 181 | 100.0 | 62 | 6.09 | 93.0 | 96.3 | 38 | 5.10 | 81.3 | 86.4 | 4.39 | 93.9 | |
StrengthsAn excellent all round tire, shortest stopping distance in the dry and wet. ConsiderationsSlight understeer on ice and snow. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.57 × 20% = 19.71 Wet100 × 35% = 35 Snow96.3 × 30% = 28.89 Ice86.4 × 5% = 4.32 Rolling Resistance93.85 × 10% = 9.39 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 97.29 | 172 | 98.3 | 183 | 98.7 | 62 | 6.05 | 92.1 | 97.1 | 40 | 4.71 | 80.9 | 87.7 | 4.30 | 95.8 | |
StrengthsExcellent on snow. ConsiderationsAverage in dry and wet, relatively weak on ice due to low number of spikes. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.29 × 20% = 19.66 Wet98.67 × 35% = 34.53 Snow97.11 × 30% = 29.13 Ice87.68 × 5% = 4.38 Rolling Resistance95.81 × 10% = 9.58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 94.99 | 177 | 95.9 | 195 | 92.5 | 63 | 6.05 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 38 | 4.12 | 76.9 | 94.4 | 4.19 | 98.3 | |
StrengthsGood traction and braking on ice. ConsiderationsRelatively long snow braking, longest dry braking distance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.86 × 20% = 19.17 Wet92.54 × 35% = 32.39 Snow96.25 × 30% = 28.87 Ice94.35 × 5% = 4.72 Rolling Resistance98.33 × 10% = 9.83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 97.10 | 173 | 97.8 | 185 | 97.6 | 60 | 6.03 | 94.5 | 96.9 | 40 | 4.30 | 81.5 | 89.7 | 4.19 | 98.3 | |
StrengthsShort braking distances in the wet. ConsiderationsHigh noise, poor snow and ice handling. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.78 × 20% = 19.56 Wet97.56 × 35% = 34.15 Snow96.93 × 30% = 29.08 Ice89.67 × 5% = 4.48 Rolling Resistance98.33 × 10% = 9.83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 93.68 | 171 | 99.0 | 191 | 94.5 | 63 | 6.40 | 97.5 | 92.8 | 58 | 6.98 | 86.4 | 67.2 | 4.30 | 95.8 | |
StrengthsLow noise. ConsiderationsWorst ice performance, even worse than the studless Nokian R3. Poor in the dry and wet. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.02 × 20% = 19.8 Wet94.53 × 35% = 33.09 Snow92.85 × 30% = 27.85 Ice67.2 × 5% = 3.36 Rolling Resistance95.81 × 10% = 9.58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 93.32 | 171 | 99.1 | 210 | 86.3 | 60 | 5.77 | 94.8 | 98.4 | 50 | 5.74 | 83.3 | 75.5 | 4.12 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsOne of the best tires in the snow and the dry. Lowest noise of all the tires. ConsiderationsCouldn't match the studded tires on ice. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.14 × 20% = 19.83 Wet86.27 × 35% = 30.19 Snow98.41 × 30% = 29.52 Ice75.46 × 5% = 3.77 Rolling Resistance100 × 10% = 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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Continental IceContact 2
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Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tire Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.
- Dry Weighting 20% Real impact 9%
- Wet Weighting 35% Real impact 44%
- Snow Weighting 30% Real impact 19%
- Ice Weighting 5% Real impact 17%
- Rolling Resistance Weighting 10% Real impact 11%
- Ice Traction counts for 1.7% of the score but creates 10% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Dry Braking counts for 20% of the score but creates only 9% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 9
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 20% | 9% |
| Wet Braking | 35% | 44% |
| Snow Braking | 9% | 7% |
| Snow Traction | 10.5% | 4% |
| Snow Handling | 10.5% | 7% |
| Ice Braking | 1.7% | 5% |
| Ice Traction | 1.7% | 10% |
| Ice Handling | 1.7% | 3% |
| Rolling Resistance | 10% | 11% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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